Leena Laitinen

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Leena Laitinen
Country Finland
Born1957

Leena Laitinen (born 1957) is a Finnish chess player, three-times Finnish Women Chess Championship winner (1982, 1983, 1984).

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Biography

In the 1970s and 1980s, Leena Laitinen was one of Finland's leading chess players. In Finnish Chess Championships she has won three gold (1982, 1983, 1984) and two silver (1978, 1980) medals. In 1978, in Kikinda Leena Laitinen participated in 2nd European Girls' Junior Chess Championship and ranked 11th. [1]

Leena Laitinen played for Finland in the Women's Chess Olympiads: [2]

Leena Laitinen played for Finland in the Nordic Chess Cup: [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "OlimpBase :: 2nd European Girls' Junior Chess Championship :: Kikinda 1978". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ↑ "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Leena Laitinen". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ↑ "OlimpBase :: Nordic Chess Cup :: Leena Laitinen". www.olimpbase.org.


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